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;Myocardial infarction | |||
;myocardial infarction | ;myocardial infarction | ||
:Myocardial infarction is necrosis of myocardial tissue which occurs as a result of a deprivation of blood supply, and thus oxygen, to the heart tissue. Blockage of blood supply to the myocardium is caused by occlusion of a coronary artery. | :Myocardial infarction is necrosis of myocardial tissue which occurs as a result of a deprivation of blood supply, and thus oxygen, to the heart tissue. Blockage of blood supply to the myocardium is caused by occlusion of a coronary artery. | ||
;675 grams | ;weighing 675 grams | ||
;530 grams | ;The heart weighed 530 grams | ||
;410 grams | ;The patient's heart weighed 410 grams | ||
:A normal heart weighs 300 grams (range: 270 to 360 grams). | :A normal heart weighs 300 grams (range: 270 to 360 grams). | ||
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:A hematocrit value represents the number of packed red cells in mL per 100 mL of centrifuged whole blood--expressed as a percentage. | :A hematocrit value represents the number of packed red cells in mL per 100 mL of centrifuged whole blood--expressed as a percentage. | ||
;21% | ;hematocrit was 21% | ||
:A normal hematocrit for a female is 34 to 44%. | :A hematocrit value represents the number of packed red cells in mL per 100 mL of centrifuged whole blood--expressed as a percentage. A normal hematocrit for a female is 34 to 44%. | ||
;7.0 mcg/dL | ;7.0 mcg/dL | ||
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:Hypertension which has caused end-organ damage is termed malignant. Without proper treatment, these patients will usually die in less than 2 years. Blood pressures in patients with malignant hypertension are frequently 160/110 mm Hg or greater. | :Hypertension which has caused end-organ damage is termed malignant. Without proper treatment, these patients will usually die in less than 2 years. Blood pressures in patients with malignant hypertension are frequently 160/110 mm Hg or greater. | ||
;54% | ;PCV was 54% | ||
;17% | ;dropped to 17% | ||
;18% | ;packed red blood cell volume (PCV) was 18% | ||
;27% | ;hematocrit (PCV) of 27% | ||
:A normal hematocrit for a male is 39 to 49%. | :A normal hematocrit for a male is 39 to 49%. | ||
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:Epistaxis is bleeding from the nose. | :Epistaxis is bleeding from the nose. | ||
; | ;12% eosinophilia | ||
:A normal eosinophil count is less than 5%. | :A normal eosinophil count is less than 5%. | ||